A/HRC/10/54 page 46 (d) Encouraging non-custodial measures of punishment (such as community service, fines, restitution or compensation to the victim), especially for breast-feeding mothers in detention; (e) Presenting concrete proposals aimed at ensuring that minor offences do not come under the ambit of the criminal law system; for instance, by strengthening mediation and direct victim compensation, and promoting local community structures for resolving petty crimes; (f) Periodic site inspections (announced and unannounced) of police stations and prisons, in close partnership with other independent structures tasked with this role and law enforcement and other national authorities, encouraging them to take appropriate, prompt action; (g) Legislative proposals on the setting up of accountability mechanisms, monitoring systems to ensure their application and internal investigation procedures and sanctions; (h) Monitoring and reporting on alleged cases of corruption in the police and security forces; (i) Assistance in vetting processes (through the provision of confidential information on past human rights violations -for serious abuses there are no time limits- the violators, as well as cases of corruption and abuse of authority); (j) Public awareness-raising on complaints procedures against the police; (k) Encouraging fair remuneration and working conditions for law enforcement and security personnel; NHRIs and places of detention 39. NHRIs should encourage their Governments to ratify the Convention against Torture (CAT) and its Optional Protocol (OPCAT), and to consider their designation as national preventive mechanism in this context, only if the necessary powers and resources are made available to them; 40. NHRIs should ensure their Governments adopt appropriate measures to ensure that all detainees are able to enjoy their rights to, among other things, health, food, water and education; 41. NHRIs should work with their Governments to ensure that those in detention have the opportunity to complain about violations of their rights, including to the NHRI (for example through face-to-face complaints, complaint boxes or on-site human rights counselling services), and, where a violation is found, that detainees have access to a remedy and compensation;